Inteligent senior care system
About this good practice
The goal of this project is to create a new service for senior citizens enabling them to stay in domestic environment and lead an active life for long. The service will ease their fear of any complications in case of a hazardous situation (e.g. fall).
The service will enable to monitor the senior’s condition through a wristband connected to a mobile application. This application will contain an algorithm of hazardous situations detecting changes in the client’s condition (in case of their fall or change in the state of health).
The application will thus simplify the care thanks to timely informing on hazardous situations. In addition to informal carers, the application will be connected to the local field service and/or the Police in order to ensure the solving of a possible hazardous condition. Project results will be created on the basis of the identification of needs of senior citizens, carers and social services.
Resources needed
Overall budget is 10 669 000 Kč.Detailed info is not provided. Structure of co-financing
• The amount of support from the state is 320000 EUR ú CZK 7 809 000. CZK
• Other public funding sources 0 thous. CZK
• Non-public foreign funding and foreign sources of finance 110 000 EUR / 2 650 thous. CZK
Evidence of success
Within the project several outputs are expected:
• PEPA App - Professional Electronic Permanent Assistant for communication between the bracelet wearer and caregivers
• Algorithm for assessing the risk of situations
• Communication protocol
• ICT needs of seniors, caregivers and field service providers
• The JOSEF service
Potential for learning or transfer
The scope of the project can be considered a complex one. It is not only about developing the app, it is about a complex care system, which will provide services to vulnerable people who will need help in case of emergency. It puts together key stakeholders who defined the needs of system users. The communication within the system will be protected by secured protocols. The project is an example of the mutual cooperation of the stakeholders.
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